Distraction: A Philosopher's Guide to Being Free - Softcover

Young, Damon

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0522853749 ISBN 13: 9780522853742

Verlag: Melbourne University Press, 2008

Inhaltsangabe

We all know what it is to be distracted—a feeling that our attention is not quite where it should be.
Though it is not a new complaint, at work and at home, in our social lives and in the bedroom, our attention is often torn between one thing and another. What does it mean to be distracted, and why? In this insightful journey through the lives of philosophers, artists and great political thinkers, Damon Young shows how rewarding patient, sensitive and thoughtful attention to the world can be. He suggests that the opposite of a life of distraction is one of genuine freedom.

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Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Damon Young is a philosopher and writer, and Honorary Fellow in Philosophy at the University of Melbourne. He has written for The Age, Sydney Morning Herald, The Australian, the ABC and the BBC, and is a frequent radio guest. Damon has also published poetry and short fiction.

Damon Young is an Honorary Fellow in Philosophy at the University of Melbourne.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Melbourne University Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2008
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0522853749
• ISBN 13: 9780522853742
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Zeichner: Keating Daniel
• Anzahl der Seiten: 248
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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